Furniture.



- 1 L. N. BAGHAND.

FURNITURE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 16, 1909. l 993,636. Patented my 30, 1911.

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FURNITURE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE-16, 1900.

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L. N. BACHAND.

FURNITURE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 16, 1909 993 636. Patented May 30,1911.

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Specification of Letters Patent. Patented May 80, 1911.

Application filed June 16, 1009. an 50am.-

it known that I, Lnvr N. BACHAND, citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Furniture, of which the following is a full, clear, concise, and exact description, reference being bad to the accompan ing drawings, forming a 'part of this spec' cation.

M invention relates to furniture, and has for its object the provision of a structure which. may, in one adjustment, constitute a bed, and, in another adj'ustmenhconstitute a-coueh.

In practicing my invention, I employ a mattress-supporting element, which desirably is formed of three panels, two outer anels and an inner panel, the outer panels foldabl'e at right-an les-to the inner A mounting 1s provided for the ,mat-

1 "tress-supportin element, whereby an axis of ane'e with'my lnvention. Fig. 2 is a longipositions.

rotation is a orded, which desirably liesmidway between the 10 itu-dinal edges of the mattress-supporting e ement, and which mounting permits the mattress-supporting elementto be rotated to occupy alternative My invention has for its further'object; the provision of means for imparting to a metal folding bed and couch, the ap earance of a couch and bed including wo en head and foot-boards in its formation.

There are many objects and advantages in the bed and couch of my invention WhlCl'l will be readily understood by reference to the accompanying draw' s, showing the preferred embodiment of t e invention, in which- Fi re 1 is a sectional plan view on line 1 1 0 Fig. 2, of a bed constructed in. accordtudinal sectional view on line 2 2 of 113%,}. 1g.

' 'vention w Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line 3 3 of 2. Fig. 4 is a sectional view on line 4 4 of ,Fi 1, with the mattress-su porting element, fo ded, Fig. 1 showing tEJ-i e folded. Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 3, with the exception. that the hood coverin shown in Fig. 3 is omitted in F-ig. 5 and the mattress-supporti'n element is inverted.

Fi 6 is a sectlonal view illustrating a detai of construction that'will Hereinafter be described. Fig. 7 is a view in'sectional plan illustrating ich enters lement un',

a roller rack eature of the in-' I $9 t e cons"uction,

that enables the bed to be bodily rotated about a central'axis. ,.Fig. 8 is a detail illustrating a portion of the brace construction involved in the mattress-supporti element. Fig. 9 is a perspective view of a be with the mattress-supporting element unfolded, the mattress in position thereupon, and finishing hoods located over the end frames of the structure. Fig. 10 is a detail view of locking mechanism that is employed to hold the mattress-supporting element in a position to which it has been rotated. Fig. 111 is a plan view of the structure illustrated in Fig. 10. Fig. 12' is a detail view illustrating the porting element, whereby this element may be rotated about a fixed axis. Fig. 13 is a view in the direction of arrow 13L0f Fi 7.

Like arts areindicated by similar c aracters 0 reference throughout the different figures.

The mattress-supporting element. 18 made up of a central panel a extending longltudlnall of the structure, and side panels I) and c. 'i he central panel includes in its formation angleirons a (1" extending transversely of the structure and mounted as hereinafter specified to have the proper distance preserved therebetween, and strip metal slats a united with the angle-irons a by'means of coil springs a that are attached.- to the ends of the said slats. The end panels each include angle-irons 6 extending transversely of the structure and pivotal] united at their inner ends with the ends 0 the angle-irons a, as. indicated most clearly in Figs. 3 and 5,

where such pivotal connections I) are shown, the locations of the pivots I) being such that when the panels 6 are laid horizontally and the mattresssu porting element is in its norand position, t e inner panel will ort theouter male. The outer panel 6- v includes a si e rail (1 extending lon 'tudinally of the bed structure and the pane 0, includes an outer rail d" also extending longitudi-.

nally of the bed structure. These rails d d are desirabl in the'form' of hollow rods and are desire Z anchored at their ends to-the angle-irons as illustrated most clearly in ,Fig. 8, where I have shown the tubular rail (1 in longitudinal section and within it one arm d" o. a right-angular brace which is secured to the rail (2 by means of which pass through the wall of the rail and throughthefportlon d of the an is brace.

rivets The arm d, belonging to the same race that: I

. includes the arm (2 is disposed at rightangles to the arm d and is riveted to the angle d as illustrated. .By this construction a very firm union is afforded between the longitudinal rails d d and the transverse rails b of the outer panels I) 0. These outer panels. also include strip metal slats 'a united with the end rails b by means of coil springs a. Each transverse rail a of the central panel is provided with a pivotal mounting located midway between the ends thereof. Fig. 12 is a detail view showing one of these ivotal mountings which is located 1 trated in at the rig 1 These pivotal mountingspreferably include ment composed of the panels a b c,

stations. stub-shafts e that project inwardly om and are carried by the end standard frames 7', each frame being mounted upon casters g, whereby the bed structure supported by these casters may be readily shifted. Distance pieces 9 intervene between the frame structure f and the inner heads of the stub-shafts or bolts e, whereby the middle panel may clear the end frames f and whereby the mattress-supportlng elemay be held in a fixed plane of rotation with respect to the frames When the panels are unfolded to occupy the positions illustrated in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, the mattress k may be supported in position. The pivotal mountings for themattress-supporting element permit such element to be rotated to occupy an inverted position,and when this inversion in "the position of, the mattress-supporting element is to occur, straps i are secured at their ends to buttons or pins in, as illustrated most clearly in Figs. 2 and 9, whereby the mat-- tress is strapped in position. 1 Before the mattress-supporting element is inverted, the side panels I) 0 thereof are turned at rightthe middle panel, whereafter the one end to the longitudinal rail d, is separablyattached to the button we provided upon the longitudinal rail 0?, whereby the angular relation of the side panels I) c with respect to the middle panel is maintained, and whereby the mattress-supporting element, together with the mattress support, may be inverted, the

mattress being held in position by means of the straps 2'. To assure a fixed plane of rotation for the mattress-supporting element, I provide circular tracks 7 whose track surfaces are parallel'with respect to the plane of y, es

rotation of the mattress-supporting element and which track surfaces are engaged by track rollers 0 mounted to rotate upon brackets ;0 that extend outwardly from the ceases l V' l a transverse rails a, the axis of rotatlon of the rollers 0 being at right-angles to the axis of rotation of the mattress-supporting ele; ment, this latter axis being substantially house the track and the rollers 0 rolling thereupon, to protect the manipulator of the bed from injury, and, further, to stiffen the structure. The angle iron structure 39 at each end of the bed Structure-is in the form vertical sides of the rectangle being riveted cated Inostclearly in Fig. 7, the tops of the frames f bein cut away in the lines of circular travel& the rollers 0 and the brackets 72 supporting said rollers, all as indicated most clearly in Fig. 7. In order that the circular track n may be further braced, the vertical side members of each frame 12 are continued downwardly below said frames 32 the extended portions of the frames p1 upon one side of the bed structure being united by distance preserving members 9 that are clearly in Fig. 4, and being united by rods 1' that pass throughthe channel portions of the distance preserving members, as indicatedmost clearly in Fi s. 2, 4 and 6.

In order that the sw nging mattress-sup alternative positions, I provide in each transverse rail section a twoslots 8 (see Fig. 5) that are equi-distant from the axis of rotation of the mattress-supporting element,'and I mount upon the top rail of each caster-supported frame 7, a catch. t (see Figs. 7v and 11 in particular) that may be swung into and out of engagement with a juxtaposed slot .9, respectively to hold the mattress-supporting element in position or to free the same, to permit it to be rotated, each catch-t being for the purpose fixed with respect. to a vertical stub-shaft u journaled in the top rail of the caster-supported frame 7 and provided with an operating handle 0. The catches if, when engaging slots 8, prevent rotation of the mattress-supporting element in either direction. ll, however, preof the bed structure for taking part in hold mg the mattress support, which desirably fixed with respect to the middle panel, the

of a rectangle, as illustrated in Fig.4, the

formed by angle-irons, as illustrated mostporting element may be held in either of its no fer to employ additional means at each endunited with the aforesaid angle-irons to to the caster-supported frames 7, as ind-L resides in such a construction as is shown in Fig. 13', provided at each end of the bed and locatedon the opposite side of the axis of to tation of the mattress-supportingi element vices t.

with respect to the fastening l d me n e a These supportingdevices eac holding-bar w ivoted at m, and a mounting 3 carried by -t e caster-supported frame f, the mountings carrying pins z upon the inner sides of t e pivots 0:, to prevent the inner ends of the catches w from. being depressed; the outer ends a: of the catches an engaging structural portions of the supports f for a similar urpose. The catc es we thus limit the be to rotation in one direction, the catches rising ,when engaged by the rotating mattress-supporting element to permit of such rotation, and falling back to normal; to take part in holding the mattress- -supporting element in the position to which it .as been rotated. I For the sake of ap earance, I provide decorative or finishing oods A, which slip over the track structures n and the end portions of the caster-supported frames f, the hoods being 0 en on their inner faces to I permit the rol err-supporting brackets p to extend therein.

Wheii the mattresssupporting element is caused tooccupy a position in which the mattress is inverted, the parts occupy the f position wellillustrated in Fig. 5, in which position the bed. structure is converted into a couch structure. While I have herein shown and particularly' described the preferred embodiment. of

I myv invention, ,1? do not wish to be limited to the precise details of construction shown, as changesjmay readily be made-in the embodiment of m i'nvention illustrated without. departing om the s irit thereof.

Having thus describe my invention, I

claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent the following 1: An article of furniture including a mattress-supporting element divided into three hin e-connected panels extending longitudinal y of the structure, means for holdmg the outer panels in an lar'relation to the central panel, a mounting for the mattress-supporting element ermitting it to bemoving upon said tracks as the mattresssupporting element is shifted in position, and finishing hoods inclosing the framework at the head and foot of the bed structure. v

2. An article of furniture including a mattress-supporting element divided into three hinge-connected panels extending longitudina y-of the structure, means for holding the outer panels in a lar relation to the central panel, a mounting for the 'mattress-supporting element permitting it to be inverted, circular perpendicularly disposed tracks, rollers carried by the mattresssuppo' ting element moving upon said tracks as the mattress-supportin element is. shii'.ed in position, and finis ing hoods inclosin the frame-work at the head and foot 0 the bed structure. a p

3, An article of furniture includin a mattress-supporting element divided mto hin e-oonnected panels extending lon itudinal y of the structure, a mounting or the mattress-supporting element permitting it to be inverted, circular perpendicularly dis posed tracks, rollers carried by the mattresssupporting element moving upon said tracks as the mattress-sup orting element is shifted in position, and nishing hoods inclosing the frame-work at the head and foot of the bed structure. 90

4. An article of furniture includin a mattress-supporting element divided into three hin -connected panels extending longitudinal y of the structure, means for bold mg the outer panels in an lar relation to the central panel, a mounting for themattress-supporting element permitting it to be inverted, said mounting defining an'axis of rotation for the mattress-supporting element and .in substantially fixed relation with the central. panel and which extends lon itudinally of the structure substaiitia 1y midway between the longitudinal sides of the central panel of said mattress-support- Ting element, circular perpendicularly dis 105 posed tracks,.and rollers carried by the mattress-supporting element moving u on said tracks as the mattress-supporting ement is shifted in position. 5. An article of furniture including a 119 mattress-supporting element divided mto 'three'hinge-connected panels extending longitudinal y of the structure, means for holdmg the outer panels in angular relation to the central panel, a mounting for the'mattress-supporting element permitting it to be inverted, circular perpendicularly disposed tracks aflt'ording an axis of rotation substantially fixed with res ect to the central panel, and rollers carried by the mattress-supporting element moving u on said tracks-asthe mattress-supporting el ment is shifted in position. 7

6. An article of furniture includin a mattress-supporting element divided mto 125 hinge-connected panels extending longitudinally of the structure, a mounting for the mattress-supporting element permitting'it to be inverted and afi'ording an axis of rotation substantially fixed with respect to thepanel directly carriedby the mounting, circular perpendicularly disposedtracks, and roll- I -e'rs carried by the mattress-supporting elesai it me'nt moving upon said tracks as the mattress-supporting element is shifted in position.

'7. An article of furniture including a mattress-supporting element divided into three hinge-connected panels extending longitudinally of the structure, means for holdmg the outer panels in angular relation to the central panel, and a mounting for the mattress-supporting element permitting it to be inverted, said .m'ounting defining an axis of rotation for the mattress-supporting eletation substantially fixed with respect tn the panel directly carried by the mounting,

9. An article of furniture including a mattresssupporting element divided into hinge-connected panels extending longitudinally of the structure, and a mounting for the mattress-supportin element permitting it to be inverted and a ording an axis of rotation substantially fixed with respect to the panel directly carried by the -.mounting.

10. An article of furniture including a mattress-supporting element divided into three hinge-connected panels extending loneaaeae gitudinally of the structure, means for hold-' mg the outer panels in angular relation to the central panel, a mounting for the mattress-supporting element permitting it to be inverted, said mounting defining an axis of a rotation for the mattress-su porting element which extends longitudinally of the structure substantiall midway between the longitudinal sides ,0 the central panel of said mattress-supporting element and which is substantially fixed with res ect to the central panel, and finishin frame-work at the hea structure.

11. An article of furniture including a mattress-supporting element divided "into three hinge-connected panels extending lon-v and foot of the bed itudinally of the-structure, means for hold? mg theouter panels in angular relation to the central panel, a mounting for the mattress 1100 s inclosing the supporting element permittin it to be in-' verted and afiording an axis 0 rotation substantially fixed with respect to the panel directly carried by the mounting, and finishing hoods inclosing the frame-work at the head and foot of the bed structure.

12. An article of furniture including a mattress-supporting element divided Into hinge-connected panels extending longitudinally of the structure, a mounting for the.

mattress-supporting element permitting it to he invert/ed 'and'afiording an axis of rotation substantially fixed with respect to the panel directly carried by the mounting, and finishing hoods inclosing the frame-work at the head and foot-of the bed structure.

In witness whereof, l hereunto subscribe my name this 7th day of June A. D., 1909,

"Vi/"itnesses2 L. G. Since, G. L, Green.

LEVI N. BAG. 

